*sigh*

well, well, well....you're gonna LOVE this one.

The property owner and myself put out two Stealthcams out TWO WEEKS AGO. He called me after the FIRST WEEK and said, "well, there's 12 pics on one and 7 pics on the other, I can account for 6 or 7 pics (us putting up the cams and checking them out for the first time)."

Cool, right? Cause we THINK we actually have some film of deer. Anyway, yesterday was my last day in the woods for the season, so I said, "hey man, why don't we go ahead and take these rolls of film to the one-hour photo during lunch." So, we did...we were all excited, like 5 year ols on Christmas Eve, we couldn't wait to open the little red packets of mystery...........

NO DEER! THE UNACCOUNTED-FOR PICS WERE ALL OF TRESPASSERS! IN A MATTER OF ONE WEEK, WE HAD TAKEN PICTURES OF 6 (SIX) DIFFERENT, UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS...TOTING EVERYTHING FROM DEER RIFLES WITH BLAZE ORANGE, TO 12 GUAGE SHOTGUNS....AND A SLUG GUN....TO NO BLAZE ORANGE. The property is clearly marked approx every fifty feet, with LARGE white signs warning against trespassing. Folks, this property consists of 12 acres in the front of my buddy's house, to 28 acres behind his house. The property is surrounded by other private property, and my friend knows all of his neighbors. Hell, the one camera, that took the majority of the pics, IS ONLY MAYBE 200YDS FROM HIS HOUSE. The guy has a wife, a mother-in-law, and 4 daughters living in his house! Without having to say it, I'm sure you all can tell, my buddy was LIVID. We were gonna call the game warden yesterday to report all six individuals, but we decided to relocate the cams, to see if we could catch anymore intruders on the last day of the season (today). Neither one of us are able to hit the woods today. The cameras will be checked on Sunday, and the DNR and PD will be called on Monday.

...unbelievable... [:'(][:@]